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Release Notes
MAGNET Field V8.1
January 16, 2024

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MAGNET Field V8.1 Release Notes - Introduction

Please take time to read these Release Notes. They contain information about the following:
New Features
Improvements
Bug fixes

NOTE:
It is always recommended, before upgrading your field software, user’s backup their original job; and following any
update to your field software, users perform in-the-field checks to ensure data integrity.

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Table of Contents
General Improvements .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Resolved Issues ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

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MAGNET Field V8.1 Release Notes

Please take time to read the release notes. They contain information about the following:

 New Features
 Feature Enhancements
 Resolved Issues

General Improvements

Coordinate Systems
• Updated the Portugal Coordinate Systems to the 2023 revision

• Updated the Vietnam projection and datum parameters VN-2000.

• Added Mexico GGM10 Geoid.

Other Improvements
• Significantly improved the Import and loading time of Autodesk *.dwg and *. dxf files.

• Improved AutoCAD *.dwg import to provide an option to skip hatches when importing a drawing to a job.

• Updated the default position of the GPS simulator in MAGNET Field. The default position is now Livermore, Ca.

• Improved exporting point lists when using the Filter by name option in Exchange>To File> Point List. The export now
supports having point name with ‘-‘ in the name.

• Added support for the Mini 360 prism.

• Added support for RTCM SC135 protocol for the Topcon R2Lite UHF radio.

• Improved Drape Mode. Next point selection is now available in the Stake Point navigation screen.

• Updated Camera support on the Topcon Fc6000 Field Controller. The default camera is now the back camera.

• Added two additional menu configuration options (Survey and LN-150) to MAGNET Field.

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Resolved Issues

• Addressed an issue in Exchange > To or From File. In MAGNET Field V8, Exchange>Quick Codes> To or From File’ would
not write the Quick Codes to the file.

• Addressed an issue when reviewing level runs in MAGNET Field V8.0. In V8.0, the user would have to be connected to
the instrument to review previously completed level runs. Users can now review the level runs in MAGNET Field without
being connected to the instrument.

• Addressed an issue in applying the Grid Scale Factor in Backsight setup. After the backsight was performed, the Grid
Scale factor used was 1 instead of the correct scale factor for the projection.

• Addressed an issue in Point in Direction when entering data in the Forward/Backward data field. When the user entered
point numbers in the ‘Forward’ option, the calculated distance result was incorrect.

• Addressed an issue when exporting Point Lists from MAGNET Field. When exporting a point list to *.dwg or *.dxf formats,
no points in the list were exported.

• Addressed a performance issue in Stake> Realtime Road. MAGNET Field would respond slowly, and the data fields
would not update.

• Addressed an issue when exporting from MAGNET Field. When exporting job data as Autodesk *.dxf format, lines in the
job were always placed on layer 0.

• Addressed an issue in MAGNET Field Onboard. When running the Spanish translation of MAGNET Field on a Topcon OS
total station, the text shown below an icon on the display would overlap.

• Addressed an issue with support of NTv2 files from the Bavarian State Surveying Office. Not all files supplied would load
correctly in MAGNET Field.

• Addressed an issue in Stake > Line. Selecting either 2D or 3D and Interpolate as the height method, the chainage
displayed would always be the 3D distance along the line and not the selected 2D or 3D distance.

• Addressed an issue in Field Reports. If the text entered in the map of the field report did not fit the map page, the text
would be cut off.

• Addressed an issue in MAGNET Field Exchange>To File. When exporting data to Autodesk *.dwg or *.dxf using the filter
options, no points were exported to the file.

• Addressed an issue when exporting to the StarNet (*.dat) format. If the job contained Resection setups only, at times,
the exported file will not contain the horizontal angles in the raw data file.

• Addressed an issue when exporting Job history from MAGNET Field. The *.txt format option would not export the job
history.

• Addressed an issue when displaying point information on the Map. If a line or area was measured and the multiple
options were selected to display for the point(s), at times, not all options selected would display.

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• Addressed an issue when importing roads with string sets. The road centerline in the *.xml file would not import.

• Updated export to the *.plm format.

• The resection backsight points would not export to the file.

• Updated the export to include lines.

• Updated the export to include the temperature and pressure data.